TECHNOLOGY

Webroot, the internet security firm is bringing out two mobile security apps for both Android smartphones and tablets.

American Superconductor's shares plunged 44 percent on Wednesday, a day after the maker of electrical systems for wind farms said its largest customer refused to accept shipments, a move that could trigger a series of problems for the U.S. company.

DISH Network has bought Blockbuster's assets for a mere $320 million.

Pacific Crest analyst James Faucette said in an analyst note yesterday that channel checks for Motorola's Xoom and Atrix 4G have come up with some disappointing results

A federal judge has ruled that Apple can go ahead with its suit against a maker of unlicensed accessories for iPhones and iPods.

The F-word is here to haunt Google again since a survey published by Fortune stated that 56 percent of Android developers found that the Android fragmentation was a meaningful but huge problem.

Apple proved it again that they are invincible. Apple iPad 2 sales beat the expectation to become another running success. iPad 2 had hit the market on 11 March and within a week surpassed earlier figures to reach one million units in sales.

Analog chips are back in fashion after Texas Instruments Inc hatched a $6.5 billion deal to buy National Semiconductor Corp as it looks to cement its place in the mobile computing explosion.

A Texas judge has overturned a $625 million patent infringement award against Apple Inc, saying the jury erred in finding the maker of Mac computers used technology owned by Mirror Worlds LLC illegally.

The ship times for the chronically out-of-stock Apple iPad 2 have improved of late, offering hope to enthusiasts who haven’t had a chance to own one so far.

Days after Evan Williams declared dark days of imminent technical meltdown are over, at Twitter, the microblogging site suffered a glitch in connection with its interface.

Technology giant Google is developing a facial recognition mobile app that would allow users to snap a picture of a friend or new acquaintance - and then access his or her Google Profile contact information, according to various media outlets.

Tens of millions of customers and employees of major banks, hotels and retailers are now at risk of spear-phishing attacks after hackers stole their email addresses in what may become one of the biggest data breaches ever, security experts warned.

Online coupon site LivingSocial said it raised $400 million in a round of funding, bringing the total to more than $600 million as investors flock to companies that provide socially driven discounts.

By Rob Cox and Robert Cyran, Reuters Breakingviews

Nasdaq's late-night announcement to adjust weightings in the benchmark Nasdaq 100 Index spurred volatility in Apple shares and surprised U.S. fund managers, who questioned the timing of the news.

The leaked app appears to be a developer version of the Android Music player, which looks and feels much like the version of the application available for the Honeycomb-based Xoom tablet.

(Corrects lead to reflect late-night announcement, not rebalancing)

Nasdaq's late-night announcement of plans to rebalance its benchmark Nasdaq-100 Index spurred volatility in Apple shares and surprised U.S. fund managers who questioned the timing of the announcement.

While the attacks against Sony by the hacktivist group Anonymous don't seem to have materialized, a Facebook page entitled Operation SONY has been set up, pointing to some kind of action on April 16.

Apple’s iPhone 5 is expected to be launched at the end of June, according to Korean website (ETNews).

President Barack Obama will visit Facebook's California headquarters on April 20 and hold a town hall forum on the economy with Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, the White House said on Tuesday.

The FCC launched a new website, complete with Web 2.0 technologies.

According to the survey, overall satisfaction rates for Verizon and AT&T customers were almost identical, but AT&T subscribers reported higher rates of dropped calls.

By Rob Cox and Robert Cyran, Reuters Breakingviews

The lizamoon scareware attack got a lot of attention because it supposedly infected a 1.5 million web pages, but some experts are now saying the effect was likely orders of magnitude smaller.

Corrects throughout to show that weighting changes are by percentage points, not percent

According to a new report from Symantec cyber criminals aimed at big business with targeted attacks.

LG Thrill 4G smartphone features are right up there with Motorola's Atrix 4G